The project of the Divine Proportion winery was born in 2009, as a result of the illusion and involvement of Máximo San José and his family, owners of the Carpe Diem restaurant in the city of Toro, magnificent Culinary offer. Over the years, the project has been established, and step by step, has been able to transmit its illusion to the wine, and therefore Divine Proportion has become a fruitful winery in addition to the production of careful wines of Toro, has bet for wine tourism.

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Located in San Román de Hornija, a hamlet of Valladolid within the D.O. Toro, there is the winery Elías Mora, and at the head of it, the viticulture Victoria Benavides, faithful to a way to elaborate the wine in the most traditional way possible.

Founded in 2000, the winery owes its name to the former owner of the first vineyard acquired, Elías Mora. All its wines are made from the predominant grapes in the area, the Tinta Fina de Toro. All of them red, and owe their unique character, not so much to the elaboration as to the different "terroir" from where they come.

They are vineyards cultivated in a traditional way, in glass, some of them very old, pre-phylloxeric, and they settle in high ground, on poor soils, in an extreme climate, with great variation of temperature not only seasonal, but day to night, and where the rain is scarce (400 mm). The sum of these factors shape the quality of the grapes. 17 hectares of own vineyard, and 76 more of several vine growers, make up the cultivated area. Its 70% wine is destined for export, with Europe and America being its main destinations.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Located just 10 km from Toro, in an idyllic landscape known
as the Guareña valley, and surrounded by vineyards, it is this family winery,
owned by the Scottish magnate Grant Stein, who found here his particular
wine-making paradise. Around the winery has a vineyard in goblet of 35
hectares, planted in 1968; where it grows the typical variety of the area: the
Grape Tinta de Toro. They are completed with another 53 hectares more that take
the production to more than 250,000 bottles. Most of them are exported, almost
80%, with the remainder being allocated to national consumption.

Its commercial penetration covers all the continents, with a
strong implantation in the Asian market: China and Japan mainly.

The scenery we visit is a careful space that gives off
serenity and contagious that love for the vineyard that is hidden in the spirit
of the owner, giving place to a beautiful set in which the buildings are merged
with the landscape.

"I have a bull that gives me wine, and a lion that drinks it"
Alfonso IX of Leon 1171-1230

River Duero. Toro. Zamora. Spain

With this phrase attributed to the king of Leon Alfonso IX the importance of the wine of Toro throughout the History becomes evident.
In the middle of the Castilian plateau, in a succession of hills and undulating plains, and with the river Duero as a vertebral element, appears the medieval population of Toro, that gives name to the wine region that occupies us. Far from being a monotonous landscape, it appears as a place full of scenarios to discover, and where the wine, has much to say.

The wine region of Toro is located in the Southeast of the province of Zamora, also comprising three Valladolid municipalities. The area dedicated to vineyards is 8,000 hectares. It has a Mediterranean climate of continental variety, with warm summers and cold winters. The thermal variation is also very wide between day and night. Little annual precipitation, between 300 mm and 400 mm. Poor, stony and mostly clayey soils. All these seemingly hostile conditions are excellent for the vineyard.
It is one of the few areas in Europe that managed to have strains free of phylloxera, which allows the existence of some very old vineyards, of more than a hundred years.

Very red-colored cherry red wine and ruby edges. The first
impression on the nose is very fruity, an impact marked by aromas of
blackberries and currants, black fruit in general. It is accompanied by floral
notes and cocoa aromas. Already in the mouth is a very lively wine, with notes
of licorice and vanilla, with body while fresh, product of a markedly
integrated acidity. It is unctuous and with a persistent and powerful
retronasal. Easy to drink, invites another drink, while maintaining its
character. Great value for the price. € 10.

Thursday, July 7, 2016

A new tasting at Tierra Nuestra facilities. This time
the wine is coming from the lands of the Denomination of Origin Toro (A kind of
AVA for Spain), a wine cellar with a short tour, but with a great tradition
behind it. In front of it, we find the vine-grower Victoria Benavides, Viki,
who declares faithful to those principles where traditional processing is still
working for quality and fine wines.

Founded in 2000, the winery received its name in honor
to the former owner of the first acquired vineyard, Elias Mora. All wines are
made from the predominant grape in the area, Tinta de Toro. All these red wines
owe their unique character, not so much to their elaboration process but the different
estates from which they come.

They are vineyards cultivated in the traditional way,
some of them very old, (previous to the European plague known as Filoxera) ,
and settle on high ground on poor soils, in an extreme climate, with great
variation not only seasonal temperature, but from day to night, and where rain
is scarce (400 mm.). The sum of all these factors shape the quality of the
grape.

Her philosophy combines tradition and modernity. In
her own words "the cellar must be near the vineyard, where we combine the
knowledge of our ancestors with modern technology, and in the heart of the
cellar, the wine is aging in barrels. Only natural products to raise wines:
oak, natural cork and glass. "

Thursday, January 15, 2015

The wineshop Tierra
Nuestra, from Huelva (Andalucía, Spain), hosted a very interesting tasting
evening, where were paired wines from winery Viña Zangarrón(Toro,
Zamora, Spain) with amazing dishes in a popular tavern in town.

María,
the reputed winemaker of the cellar, wellknown for her excellent work in
producing organic wines, was in charge of the presentation. An act not without
pleasant surprises, such as testing a sparkling wine produced from godello grape, or the
experience of tasting a new brand wine: Flor
de Cerezo.

Tasting Notes: Deep red colour, purple reflections. Well balanced between wood and red fruits (berries). Flavours from a highly roasted touch and coffee. Liquorice and tobacco. A long persitence in mouth, tasty, delicious and armonious at the same time.Excelent relation quality price (15-17 €).Pairing:A powerfulred wine specially good to pair with redmeatsorstews.